Abstract

Rapid advances in technology in the past three decades have brought about structural changes in society and in the manner of its functioning. In order to keep technological advances in control and subservient'to the needs of mankind, engineering education and training requires- a reappraisal and prompt corrective actions. In this paper we describe, a projected setting fro the 1990a and discuss the transformations engineer- ing education and training must undergo to fulfill the needs' of the future. `